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want to do for Christmas this year, asks Fiber Lady? GI? GI Joe? Sorry, but I can not consciously support the military-industrial complex by purchasing idols of warmongers for children to reenact their power transferred. Okay, go ahead. Tell Santa. ‘/ P>

The only GI, I conscientiously promote is the glycemic index otherwise known as GI. Originally used to manage diabetes, the theory behind the Glycemic Index is only to insulin-related problems by identifying and monitoring the food, the lower the greatest effect on blood sugar.

learn if you want (it’s as simple as a carrot with butter bran muffins), here’s how it works. The glycemic index ranks foods system from 0 (good) to 100 (not so good) about the impact on blood sugar levels after eating. Low-GI foods (less than 55) produce a gradual rise in blood sugar that simply hold on the body, the blood sugar level relatively tame. Foods 55-70 are medium-GI foods. Foods with high GI numbers (more than 70) make blood sugar and insulin levels quickly surge.

A GI value tells you only how rapidly a particular carbohydrate turns into glucose. It is not tell you how much of the carbohydrate in a portion of a particular food. Adding protein and / or fat or increasing acidity may alter the GI of a given carbohydrate-laden foods. Here is a simple comparison. White bread (GI = 70), not a high-fiber diet by any means, almost immediately digested into glucose, which the blood sugar spike quickly. Brown rice (GI = 59), but is digested more slowly, resulting in a lower and more subtle change in blood sugar. Once again. By eating a cup of All Bran cereal (GI = 51), your blood sugar level will sustain you longer than a cup of corn flakes (GI = 83). The numbers say it all. Corn Flakes brings your blood sugar faster than any of Bran. When blood sugar rises and falls quickly, the body is stimulated to eat again. What? Never during the holidays. During the holiday season, you should pay particular attention fiber diet of which many low to medium GI foods. Otherwise you will be looking for a serious weight loss plan in the new year from overeating refined and processed foods, ie cakes, pies, cookies. avert

indulgences, eat low-GI foods such as beans, vegetables, fruit and some whole grains. These decisions also impact the amount of fat the body absorbs and burn fewer calories. They remain full and away from the beckoning buffet! Fiber Lady reminds you that they do not call it Spread holiday for nothing.

high-fiber foods are crucial when balancing a low glycemic diet. Your blood sugar levels leads one to rate slow, even, so that you can make your way through holiday gatherings without too many ups and downs. You really can not feel this balancing act, because fiber-rich foods provide the perfect safety net on the glycemic index. It could be enough reason to bring GI Joe to the holiday home.